The 85,000-square-foot facility, designed by Steven Holl Architects, features the BBVA Compass Roof Garden, a sloping, walkable green roof offering dramatic views of the Sarofim campus, the Brown Foundation, Inc. Plaza, a one acre public green space that provides outdoor space for relaxation, studying and performances, and a coffee bar for students and the general public.

And, of course…there’s the infamous “bean.” We’re not going to re-hash that tired debate regarding which city has a better bean, but will say that Anish Kapoor’s “Cloud Column” is truly a marvelous sight to behold.